To what extent do people with dementia, even advanced dementia, have the right to have control and choice over their own lives? This is the question raised by an experimental care facility in the Netherlands. In Hogeweg, everyone lives in the moment. As The Times reported on Saturday, the streets and squares of this experimental Dutch
A new walking and standing stick is about to be launched into the independent living sector by REthinkthings Ltd, a design led product brand led by Ilsa Parry who originally designed the product whilst being filmed for a BBC reality documentary. “Flo” moves away from “traditional “medical” aesthetics in its design and actively seeks to introduce
Can design improve the lives of people living with dementia? This is one of the questions posed by the latest Design Council Challenge. Last week, I went to the Design Council to see the winning projects which range from a dementia support dog to an appetite stimulator. As it is now predicted that as
